Everyone has a different vision of happiness but it consists of the same basic elements: money and success. In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, all of the characters exhibit how tough it is to find pure happiness. Just like the average person, finding happiness is their goal in life. Comparing these characters to everyday people reveals the harsh cruelty of the journey to success. Happiness, which is characterized by contentment, joy, and pleasure, is constantly shifting due to the amount of money one has, the self esteem one has, and the career one pursues.
To begin, One's happiness relies on the amount of money they have. Financial problems are one of the most common causes of stress (Stress Symptoms). Although stress can be helpful, too much can cause physical and mental damage (Stress Symptoms). Some examples of this are depression, loss of appetite, and drug use (Stress Symptom). Comparing a low income family to a upper class family, usually the low income family is less happy. Willy Loman, the father in Death of a Salesman …show more content…
In daily life, most of the people you see who lack confidence tend to do less than they are fully capable of. Both happiness and self esteem depend on one's thoughts (Is Self-Esteem). Diseases like depression, a state of unhappiness, alters one's self-esteem (Is Self-Esteem). These two factors are connected and continuously rely on eachother.
People of all ages face problems with finding what makes them truly happy. A study conducted by psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia showed that activities such as being confident in what [one does], having close bonds with people, and respecting [oneself] are the top experiences that make one content (The Key to). Confidence is used in every one of these situations; Although there are many personality traits, confidence is the most important one. Obviously, living successfully and happily relies on one’s view of
To begin, One's happiness relies on the amount of money they have. Financial problems are one of the most common causes of stress (Stress Symptoms). Although stress can be helpful, too much can cause physical and mental damage (Stress Symptoms). Some examples of this are depression, loss of appetite, and drug use (Stress Symptom). Comparing a low income family to a upper class family, usually the low income family is less happy. Willy Loman, the father in Death of a Salesman …show more content…
In daily life, most of the people you see who lack confidence tend to do less than they are fully capable of. Both happiness and self esteem depend on one's thoughts (Is Self-Esteem). Diseases like depression, a state of unhappiness, alters one's self-esteem (Is Self-Esteem). These two factors are connected and continuously rely on eachother.
People of all ages face problems with finding what makes them truly happy. A study conducted by psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia showed that activities such as being confident in what [one does], having close bonds with people, and respecting [oneself] are the top experiences that make one content (The Key to). Confidence is used in every one of these situations; Although there are many personality traits, confidence is the most important one. Obviously, living successfully and happily relies on one’s view of